poetry, fiction, and more by kirsten penner krymusa

Category: The Novel

After a long stretch of silence in this space, I’m so happy to let you know that I haven’t, in fact, been completely unproductive or uncreative these last few months. I’ve actually been working on a number of projects that I can’t post here, trying to enter some new poems into contests (that I can’t post here), and, most exciting of all, finishing my first novel!

Thanks to those of you who have been faithfully reading chapters of Being Ilia as I posted them. I’m sorry for the lapses of time between chapters. It is now officially finished and available in its entirety online- for free!

So, if you’re looking for a light-hearted, hopefully entertaining, book to read this summer, I offer you, with gratitude and humility, Being Ilia. You can read it online on this site (chapters linked below and above in the menu bar) or download the PDF version here: